ackground and aim – Driven by new technologies and societal challenges, future proof facility managers must enable sustainable housing by combining bricks and bytes into future-proof business support and workplace concepts. The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) acknowledges the urgency of …

This paper analyses the performativity of the sociotechnical imaginaries that the online communities interested in blockchain applications (e.g., cryptocurrencies) construct through the memes they share, in the context of a crisis of truth and amid pervasive precarity. These memes adopt a subcultural …

Abstract Background: People with severe mental illness (SMI) often suffer from long-lasting symptoms that negatively influence their social functioning, their ability to live a meaningful life, and participation in society. Interventions aimed at increasing physical activity can improve social functioning, …

Hoe kom je tot meer betaalbare woningen en hoe houd je deze betaalbaar? Welke (nieuwe) instrumenten kun je als gemeente inzetten? Over deze actuele vragen hebben het lectoraat Gezonde Stad en de gemeente Groningen op 27 oktober een expert meeting georganiseerd.

The project for the former industrial HaCas-Verschuren site in Tilburg is a case study of a biobased transformation, which will turn a polluted environment into a paradise for living. The organic regeneration of the site requires a long-time span, which is also used for a long-term strategy to grow natural …

Nowadays, Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) are developing as innovative multifunctional tools to maximize urban ecosystem services such as storm water preservation, reduction of runoff and flood protection, groundwater pollution prevention, biodiversity enhancement, and microclimate control. Gdańsk is one …

In Nederland is er een groeiende behoefte aan collectieve huisvesting voor ouderen om de kloof tussen 'ageing in place' en institutionele zorgvoorzieningen te overbruggen. Participatie van ouderen in de concept- en ontwerpfase is belangrijk om het marktaanbod af te stemmen op de behoeften van (toekomstige) …

One neighborhood in Groningen, the Netherlands, is a neighborhood housing about 12,000 citizens with on average a low-SES background, showing a less healthy and active lifestyle. In the past, initiatives have been undertaken to promote active lifestyle by implementing outdoor facilities stimulating physical …

Dit afstudeerwerkstuk heeft als onderwerp de invloed van verschillende strooisels op een waterbed. Dit onderzoek is in samenwerking met Spinder Dairy Housing Concepts tot stand gekomen. Het doel van het onderzoek is om Spinder en haar klanten inzicht te geven wat de invloed van een stalstrooisel op de …